Without nine of their starters from last Sunday's Heineken Cup win in Glasgow, Leinster struggled in the opening half.

Territorially, the Gunners were on top, although an opportunist try from Leinster captain Gleeson left the Scots trailing at the break.

The visitors, showing eight enforced changes, went in front after 12 minutes when a sweeping backline move put Jorgensen in at the left corner.

Godman, whose long skip pass carved out the opening, brilliantly drilled the conversion over from the touchline.

Godman then screwed a 30 metre penalty wide and fly-half O'Meara, making his 100th appearance for Leinster, regained the province's composure with his first penalty success.

O'Meara closed the gap further with his second penalty four minutes later.

Godman then punished Gleeson for a scrum infringement for a 10-6 lead but the Ireland flanker gained full revenge in first half injury time when he blocked a Godman clearance kick to gather and score Leinster's only try.

O'Meara's conversion handed Michael Cheika's side a three-point buffer for the second half but their lead was blown apart within 16 minutes of the second half.

Four minutes later left wing Webster scooted over past the weak challenge of Robert Kearney for his third try of the league campaign.

Leinster's chances of a revival were killed off as linchpin lock Ben Gissing was sin-binned for a punch on the hour and both O'Meara and his replacement Eoghan Hickey drifted a penalty kick apiece wide.

Godman also screwed a 70th-minute kick wide but Edinburgh were put out of sight when replacement flanker Strokosch bagged the bonus point try in injury-time.